I may not be the best advert for maintaining weight loss having done CD numerous times over the past, but I thought I would share some observations based on experience that may help you.
Note - these are only my opinions
Aim to reach your goal weight after your 810 week, i.e when you finish SS and are starting the stablisation phase, look to come off SS and onto your week of 810 with about 3-4 pounds left to goal ( I always skip AAM week rightly or wrongly)
What I am basically saying is don't rely on your 1000, 1200 & 1500 weeks for weight loss. When you come off SS you will have enough to contend with trying to keep from going back to your old ways and won't need the added pressure of having to lose weight every week. The fact is you probably will lose weight during those weeks, but it is also likely that at some point in the few weeks after finishing all phases that you will gain at least some weight as you fully restore your Glycogen levels and just due to having something in your belly. I think the best target after finishing SS and the first week of intergration back into food (810) is to aim to be the same weight every week thereafter - It's realsitic and takes the pressure off!
So basically use SS and 810 to get to goal, don't come off the diet early thinking you can calorie count your way to goal, if you could do that you would have before and you wouldn't be doing CD in the first place
Bonne Chance Tout La Monde
Note - these are only my opinions
Aim to reach your goal weight after your 810 week, i.e when you finish SS and are starting the stablisation phase, look to come off SS and onto your week of 810 with about 3-4 pounds left to goal ( I always skip AAM week rightly or wrongly)
What I am basically saying is don't rely on your 1000, 1200 & 1500 weeks for weight loss. When you come off SS you will have enough to contend with trying to keep from going back to your old ways and won't need the added pressure of having to lose weight every week. The fact is you probably will lose weight during those weeks, but it is also likely that at some point in the few weeks after finishing all phases that you will gain at least some weight as you fully restore your Glycogen levels and just due to having something in your belly. I think the best target after finishing SS and the first week of intergration back into food (810) is to aim to be the same weight every week thereafter - It's realsitic and takes the pressure off!
So basically use SS and 810 to get to goal, don't come off the diet early thinking you can calorie count your way to goal, if you could do that you would have before and you wouldn't be doing CD in the first place
Bonne Chance Tout La Monde